Aphrodite of Cyrene Sculpture. 60 cm.

Description

Aphrodite of Cyrene Sculpture, made of molded marble (marble dust bound with resins). The sculpture is finely polished, with an aging finish achieved by applying patinas made from natural earth pigments, giving it the texture and appearance of a piece enhanced by the passage of time.

Dimensions:

Height: 60 cm. Width: 26 cm. Depth: 19 cm.

Approx. weight: 12 kg.

An ideal statue for interior decoration (living rooms, lobbies, libraries, and offices) as well as outdoors, on terraces and in gardens, resistant to weather conditions.

Reproductions of sculptures inspired by original museum pieces. Classical art. Handmade in Spain.

Aphrodite of Cyrene Sculpture, statue of the goddess Venus represented as Aphrodite Anadyomene—Aphrodite rising from the waters. The goddess appears completely nude, with her garments placed beside her on a column or trunk, on which a fish is also depicted.

The statue, attributed to Praxiteles, is a Roman copy based on a Hellenistic sculpture. Discovered in 1912 by Italian troops in Libya, the statue was exhibited in the Vatican Museums until it was returned to Libya in 2008. It disappeared from the Cyrene museum during the 2011 revolution.

The theme of Aphrodite Anadyomene (Aphrodite rising from the sea) was highly popular in the Hellenistic period and later, during the Roman Empire. These statues of the nude goddess allowed the artist to capture the beauty of the female form.

The goddess Aphrodite, known as Venus in Rome, is the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility. Myths tell of her birth from the sea foam created by the severed genitals of Uranus, the god of the sky, when he was castrated by his son Cronus, the god of time. Her connection with the sea highlights her association with water as a source of life.

Aphrodite was married to Hephaestus, the god of blacksmithing, and had numerous lovers among both gods and mortals, such as Ares, the god of war, and the handsome Adonis. In her representations, Aphrodite often appears with a retinue including gods like Eros-Cupid, nymphs, cherubs, and female deities like the Three Graces or the Horae.